Using qualitative research methods to improve recruitment to randomized controlled trials: The Quartet study

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages 92-96

  De Salis, Isabel ^a   Tomlin, Zelda ^a   Toerien, Merran ^b   Donovan, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; DATA ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TESTING FOR CANCER AND TREATMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT TO TRIALS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 57349117654     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008028     Document Type: Article

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